Murray Dam

Murray Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Murray Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Murray Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.35322, -118.10604. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murray Dam

• Monument Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~40 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~55 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~59 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see
• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~62 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~64 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~65 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~66 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Pass · viewpoint · Baker · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Murray Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murray Dam

• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~43 km · Must-see
• Agency Valley Dam · lake · Malheur · ~62 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~63 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~82 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~85 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~85 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~98 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~98 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~105 km · Must-see

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